This is interesting and hits close to home for me so to speak. A mountain and glacier has broken away and caused Meager Creek (in British Columbia Canada) to be dammed which has created a huge lake behind it. The creek joins the Lilloeet River and now the water is dropping in this river. The river eventually flows down into the Pemberton Valley aka Pemberton Meadow which is known for it's rich farmland. Not sure how many people live in the actually valley/meadow itself, however the town of Pemberton has about 2500 people.

The fear is if the now dammed creek gives away, it will cause a massive flood downstream and the damage could be catastrophic. This area is where I was last weekend and below I have posted a few photos of mine (taken last fall)

A couple of news links here and here. BTW, the photos in the first news link really shows the extent of the forest fire smoke effect from fires about 60 miles northeast of the area.

Google Map of the area Capricorn Mountain and Meager Creek is at the top left which flows into the Lillooet River. The town of Pemberton is to southeast along the valley.

This first photo taken along the Lillooet River. IIRC, Capricorn Mountain should be the high rocky right peak.


The Lillooet River and Pemberton Valley downstream of Capricorn Mountain which can be see off (left) into the distance.